Delle

See also: delle and dêlle

English

Proper noun

Delle

A female given name

German

Etymology

From Middle High German telle. The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German delle). The form Tell(e) persists dialectally. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *daljō. Cognate with Dutch (dialectal) del and English dell.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɛlə/
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Noun

Delle f (genitive Delle, plural Dellen)

dent

Nach dem Unfall hatte ich eine tiefe Delle in der Motorhaube.
After the accident I had a deep dent in my car’s bonnet.

Declension

Declension of Delle

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Delle	die	Dellen
genitive	einer	der	Delle	der	Dellen
dative	einer	der	Delle	den	Dellen
accusative	eine	die	Delle	die	Dellen

Derived terms

eindellen

Further reading

Delle in Duden online

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